Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-12
DOLLARS FOR DIMPLES.
BONE OF THE TRlUMPHS OF ART
OVER NATURE.

Maidens Made Beautiful by Painful Op-
erations-Noses RemodeIed and Arti-
fetal EyeIashes IBserted-Difficulties of
Dimple Making.
Every one who desires beauty may Ios-
sess it to a certain extent in these days of in
| ventioD,' said a curious little man, who has a
small workshop in one of the side streets up
| town, where he carries on q rather peculiar
and novel trade
Moses are remodeled,n he continued
fingers made to taper, insteps to arch, and
my work, that Of making dimples and long
eyelashes, has added the finishing touches. A
handsome face without dimple is as lost to
real beauty as a potato without salt is lost TO
taste: / have but recently set Up my estab-
lishment here, but in the few months of my
sojourD have transformed many plain girl
into dimrled beauty, and added eyelashes as
long as an inch to the bare eyelids Of few
others
rs the operation of having an artificial
dimPle made very painful. queried the re-
porter
"Gcs, | should think SO, because piece of
the flesh Is taken right ont of the chm or
cheek, and that operation is not painless; but
l have known girls TO stand the operation
without murmur, when they would scream
at the sight of mouse, and faint if a spider
touched them. Women will suffer a great deal
of agony for the sake of beauty, and a girl
knows that charming dimple Will add ten
times to her attractiyeness and Will also be
lasting beauty if it is only rightly made"
DIMPLEs TO ORDER
Just then timid knock was heard on the
door, and in walked damsel of %. beau
tliul as Venus with four or five of the lowell
est dimples showing in her round cheeks and
chin as she smiled prettily at the maker of
these charms Surely she had uot come for
artificial dimples
Il wanted TO show you how well the dim
pies were getting on, she said, in a low tone
you see, at first thought that they could
not possibly amount 10 auYthing-they were
50 sore and looked so disagreeahle, but now
think they are lovely and she smiled at her
own reflection In large mirror opposite, and
then smiled again with delight rs the dimples
came.
The dlmple maker made a careful examina-
iion Of the little dimples, and after paving a
bill of 500 cash the young lady departed.
How much do You charge to make dim
ple.' was asked
We'll, that depends greatly On the person.
whether tho skin is tough and hard and other
accidents MY lowest charge for single dim
pie Is SIS, but when | make several on one
face the bill is Of course somewhat reduced.
1t takes about two weeks TO make proper
dimple First must get the cuticle in p,,oper
condition; then the operation. removing a
part of the flesh and putting back the skin is
accomplished and that Is of course tho most
difficult part of the process About ten 1avs
are required to completely heal the dimpIe.
and during that time the patient must be
very careful not to smile at all or the dimple
may be entirely ruined
what kind of people come to Inc to have
dimpleS nader
Every KIND, almost. although you would
not think so. had lady Of IS here vester
day, and she gave me an order for two dim
pies, one in the chin and one in her left
check. She expects l rather think. that thew
Will aud her matrimonial prospects. Then |
had nursa rnaid last week who maid me s15
for handsome dimplc in her left check The
majority of my patients are, however, Young
p-t bevitching enough"
ARTIFICIAL EYELAsHEs
The reporter noticed several boxes filed
with short curIs of hair, some jet black and
others golden brown.
II get that hair from the barber shops. he |
said In answer 70 an inquiry. At comes from
the curly pate of sor1e young fellow and is
then used by me to make long curling lashes
on some fair maiden"
1t may not be alniss to suppose that n
young lady might be wearing her lovers hair
for eyelashcs, and he bo noze the wiser.
Making long eyelashes IS much more deli.
cate and dangerous operation than making
dimple Il seldom disturb the under Id
said the little man, "oecauso il Is apt to in
jure the eye. First remove the old eve
lashes one by one, and as each one comes ont
! Put in it3 place long curling one; then
when they are ell in ! trim them off evenly
and put l:ttlc vaselire about the edges, Ii
the lashes orc not there e. al have to pune
tu1e little holes in the I'D to insert new ones,
and then tho operation is fa7 more painful
and requires greater skill"
As the reporter rose to take leave :, rorno
Lady Of h:rdsocic appearance entered tn
room. She had auburn hair, C. snowy con,,
plexion, and would have bec1 beautiful bpt
that her bike eyes were shaded ty lashes ell
most white.
Il want to know, she scid, IF could have
dark lashes put into my cyclds in place Of
these
"1es, madam, I can do thet, !" said the little
iinple maker, but it will be a painful opers.
non. Inc cost Wen, 81 for each eyelash.
would not attempt to touch tie under ones.
out you can easily keen them da-kened with
little charcoal
The bargain was made, the young lady
agreed to como next day fo- the operation
md left happy.-New York Journal